Monday, August 4, 2008

Venezuelan Food 101

Whenever you ask a venezuelan for a quintessential typical dish , they probably would say PABELLON, wich is the bests example of the mixed results of european, african and natives tastes, in our history coming togheter as nation. This dish can found some similarities in all latin america , like the Gallo Pinto in Nicaragua, or Moros y Cristianos in Cuba.I found in Wikepedia this brief explanation about Pabellon.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pabell%C3%B3n_criollo

Tough is a very elaborated dish,cause you cook black beans , the white rice, and the pulled meat stew as individual recipes the results are worthy, the taste of homeland as many say.Like, Two weeks ago chatting with good friend of mine now living in California, he told em about being homesick and craving Pabellon for killing the blues of being in other country. So for the migrant friends and family, here we are... Love You. Nanay

Pulled Meat Stew or CARNE MECHADA.Beef meat about 1 poundTomato Paste 1/3 cupDiced onion 1/2 cupChoped garlic 1 or 2 tsp (as much as you like garlic)Yellow, or green, pepper Bell,1/2 cup dicedWorcestershire sauce, 2 tspSugar 1tspsalt and pepper to taste.Boil the meat, long enough to get it fully cooked, remove from water and let it be completely cool, so you can begin pulling al meat shreads.usinf a fork for this purpose mught be useful.When you finish shreading the meat, in a big pan or your favorite pot fry , at low heat, the onions yellow bell pepper, and the garlic then add all the meat, stirring all togheter.Add the tomato paste , worcestershire sauce, an additional 1/2 cup of water, sugar and seasoning with salt and pepper, let it stew covering the pot for about 10 or 15 minutes, remenber the meat is already cook and the sauce stew doesent take to long.Enjoy.

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i blog because writing is not just for writers or coking for chefs, being amateur foodie, eventual photographer, unpretentious cook, amigurumi lover, and crocheter inexpert , trying to collect the recipes and flavorsand knots of her life ,culture , country and roundabouts, past present and future , in the way of a blog or two different ones